Benefits

Benefits | June 30th, 2010

Majority of Large Employers Use Automatic Enrollment

June 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of large employers now automatically enroll workers into their 401(k) plans, according to a new survey by Towers Watson.

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

Participants Prize Retirement Plans – More

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of 401(k) retirement savings plan participants report that their plan has become more important to them since...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

Job Security and Benefits Top Contributors to Job Satisfaction

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the fourth year in a row, employees ranked job security and benefits as the top two “very important” contributors to job satisfaction,...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

Poll Shows Support for Income Guarantees in 401(k)s

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey indicates three-out-of-four (77%) U.S. adults support the concept of modifying the 401(k) retirement plan system to specify that employer contributions...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

Skills Gap Looming as Health Care Workers Age

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report points out that as the nation prepares to provide care for the increasing proportion of older adults, health care workers...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

TN Bill Permits English-Only Policies in Workplaces

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has signed a bill declaring that it is not discriminatory for employers to establish English-only policies where there are...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

U.S. Cities Move Down in Cost of Living Survey

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Luanda in Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer.

Benefits | June 28th, 2010

Firms Increasing Worry about Turnover as Economy Recovers

June 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the economy recovers and workforce expansion rises, concerns about engaging employees and retaining critical talent are top of mind for...

Benefits | June 28th, 2010

Disability Absence Cost Pegged at 8.7% of Payroll

June 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The combined costs of incidental and extended disability absences are 8.7% of payroll, according to an updated study released Monday.

Benefits | June 28th, 2010

Boeing Machinists Accept Move to Put New Workers in 401(k)

June 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing Co. machinists at a St. Louis fighter-jet plant have accepted a proposed contract that will put new workers into a 401(k) plan.

Benefits | June 25th, 2010

(Yet) Another Law Firm Targets BP

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another law firm has launched an “investigation” of the BP 401(k) plan – and they’re apparently looking for potential plaintiffs.

Benefits | June 25th, 2010

Retirement Plan Assets Concentrated in Higher Income Families

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individual account retirement plan assets are concentrated in families with higher family income, according to a report by the non-partisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

Benefits | June 25th, 2010

PTO Seen as Talent Attraction Tool

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of employers recently polled said they offer paid leave as part of their efforts to attract key talent.

Benefits | June 25th, 2010

Do You Vuvuzela?

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Turns out that watching the World Cup could be hazardous to your health.

Benefits | June 24th, 2010

Workers with Child Care Benefits Less Stressed Out

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study of 4,000 working parents found that employees with child and dependent care provided by their employer report far less stress...

Benefits | June 24th, 2010

Participants Taking Action to Make Up for Effects of Downturn

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than one-third (38%) of retirement plan participants have increased the amount they are saving for retirement following the market downturn of recent...

Benefits | June 24th, 2010

‘High Pay’ Firms Stack the Decks on Comp. Peer Groups

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds a group of “high pay” S&P 500 companies select peer group members larger than those appropriate as peers...

Benefits | June 23rd, 2010

Sponsors Cautious about Enhancing Retirement Benefits

June 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 11th Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey found that despite their optimism about the economy, most companies continue to be reluctant to make significant...

Benefits | June 23rd, 2010

Ohio Panel Approves Domestic Partner Benefits

June 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A state of Ohio committee has approved a new rule allowing nonunion state workers to take approved bereavement or sick time off...

Benefits | June 23rd, 2010

Coveting Thy Co-Worker’s Office Chair?

June 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While coveting thy neighbor’s wife may be a sin, 75% of office workers openly admit they have similar feelings about a co-worker’s office...